Discover the story of the song > Links 2 3 4 – Rammstein

The song asks if hearts can be broken, speak, tortured or stolen. The protagonist is aware that people try to keep his heart in the right place, but when he looks down, he feels it beating on the left side. The song questions if hearts can sing, break, be pure, or turn to stone, and wonders if hearts can be asked questions, carry a child, be given away, or think with the heart. Despite people wanting his heart to be in the right place, the protagonist feels it beat on the left side when he looks down. The song repeats the phrase "Links 2 3 4," which may refer to the marching command "left, two, three, four" and could mean that the protagonist is going against the norm or following his own beat.